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Caryl Morgan North Gallery December 5, 201 - February 5, 2012
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Caryl Morgan
City of Gold by Caryl Morgan
Caryl Morgan
Interstate Icons & Other Roadside Attractions
North Gallery - December 5, 201 - February 5, 2012
December 5, 2011
Interstate Icons & Other Roadside Attractions,
by Newkirk artist Caryl Morgan, pays homage to
the American road trip. "American travel is
making a comeback because the economy has
dictated the need to streamline budgets," says
the artist. "The family vacation is no longer a
plane trip to an exotic beach but is as simple as
hopping into the car and away you go with
adventure opportunities everywhere along the
winding road."
Morgan is a contemporary watercolor artist.
Traditionally, the medium of watercolor has
been identified with quick transparent washes
and landscapes. While the medium was historically treated as a color-sketching medium in
preparation for an oil painting, watercolor today is its own painting genre. Applied to
contemporary subjects and styles the media allows the artist to create vivid paintings that
are illuminated by the paper beneath the paint.
Saturated color is the hallmark of Morgan's
current series. "The pieces selected for this
show represent my interest in vintage
signage found along or near our highways,"
says Morgan. "There is a haunting allure in
seeing a sign that remains in place long after
the business has faded. I like to present
angled perspectives with strong shadow and
contrast to show the viewer that art can be
found in objects of daily life by looking at the
object differently."
Morgan photographed well over two hundred
signs in an eight state area in preparation for
painting this series. "As I painted these signs I began to wonder why these motels with
themes sprang up along the highways. I searched antique shops for vintage postcards sent
from travel destinations to the 'folks' back home. From postcards, family photographs, and
my photographs from travel, I created photo collages, transferring them as mono prints to
watercolor paper, and then painted them. This process enabled me to create my own social,
literary, art history and vacation cliches suggesting the reasons people travel while still
retaining the style of a vintage postcard."
Morgan was born and raised in Tulsa,
Oklahoma. She graduated from Oklahoma
State University with a Bachelor's in Art
Education. She taught art at Arkansas City
High School, Arkansas City, Kansas for 31
years before taking early retirement to
pursue her personal art career. Morgan
opened Earth Road Graphics Design Studio
in Newkirk, Oklahoma's historic district in
2006. The studio serves as a graphic design
business and Morgan's painting studio. She
Capitol Exhibitions
The Capitol is home to four art
galleries, exhibiting works of
current and past Oklahoma
artists.
East Gallery
North Gallery
Governor's Gallery
Betty Price Gallery
About the North Gallery
Located on the first floor of the
Capitol, the North Gallery
features photography and works
on paper by current Oklahoma
artists. Exhibits rotate
approximately every 60 days.
Hours:
Weekdays 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Weekends 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (use
west entrance)
The North Gallery is curated by
the Oklahoma Arts Council. For
more information contact Alyson
Moses at 405.521.2931 or
alyson.moses@arts.ok.gov.
Past North Gallery
Exhibitions
Selection of Artists for
Exhibition
Upcoming North Gallery
Exhibits
Sarah Harless (Sayre)
December 3, 2012 -
February 3, 2013
Grant McClintock (Tulsa)
February 11 - April 7, 2013
Sam Joyner (Tulsa)
April 15 - June 16, 2013
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Caryl Morgan North Gallery December 5, 201 - February 5, 2012
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Caryl Morgan
City of Gold by Caryl Morgan
Caryl Morgan
Interstate Icons & Other Roadside Attractions
North Gallery - December 5, 201 - February 5, 2012
December 5, 2011
Interstate Icons & Other Roadside Attractions,
by Newkirk artist Caryl Morgan, pays homage to
the American road trip. "American travel is
making a comeback because the economy has
dictated the need to streamline budgets," says
the artist. "The family vacation is no longer a
plane trip to an exotic beach but is as simple as
hopping into the car and away you go with
adventure opportunities everywhere along the
winding road."
Morgan is a contemporary watercolor artist.
Traditionally, the medium of watercolor has
been identified with quick transparent washes
and landscapes. While the medium was historically treated as a color-sketching medium in
preparation for an oil painting, watercolor today is its own painting genre. Applied to
contemporary subjects and styles the media allows the artist to create vivid paintings that
are illuminated by the paper beneath the paint.
Saturated color is the hallmark of Morgan's
current series. "The pieces selected for this
show represent my interest in vintage
signage found along or near our highways,"
says Morgan. "There is a haunting allure in
seeing a sign that remains in place long after
the business has faded. I like to present
angled perspectives with strong shadow and
contrast to show the viewer that art can be
found in objects of daily life by looking at the
object differently."
Morgan photographed well over two hundred
signs in an eight state area in preparation for
painting this series. "As I painted these signs I began to wonder why these motels with
themes sprang up along the highways. I searched antique shops for vintage postcards sent
from travel destinations to the 'folks' back home. From postcards, family photographs, and
my photographs from travel, I created photo collages, transferring them as mono prints to
watercolor paper, and then painted them. This process enabled me to create my own social,
literary, art history and vacation cliches suggesting the reasons people travel while still
retaining the style of a vintage postcard."
Morgan was born and raised in Tulsa,
Oklahoma. She graduated from Oklahoma
State University with a Bachelor's in Art
Education. She taught art at Arkansas City
High School, Arkansas City, Kansas for 31
years before taking early retirement to
pursue her personal art career. Morgan
opened Earth Road Graphics Design Studio
in Newkirk, Oklahoma's historic district in
2006. The studio serves as a graphic design
business and Morgan's painting studio. She
Capitol Exhibitions
The Capitol is home to four art
galleries, exhibiting works of
current and past Oklahoma
artists.
East Gallery
North Gallery
Governor's Gallery
Betty Price Gallery
About the North Gallery
Located on the first floor of the
Capitol, the North Gallery
features photography and works
on paper by current Oklahoma
artists. Exhibits rotate
approximately every 60 days.
Hours:
Weekdays 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Weekends 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (use
west entrance)
The North Gallery is curated by
the Oklahoma Arts Council. For
more information contact Alyson
Moses at 405.521.2931 or
alyson.moses@arts.ok.gov.
Past North Gallery
Exhibitions
Selection of Artists for
Exhibition
Upcoming North Gallery
Exhibits
Sarah Harless (Sayre)
December 3, 2012 -
February 3, 2013
Grant McClintock (Tulsa)
February 11 - April 7, 2013
Sam Joyner (Tulsa)
April 15 - June 16, 2013
About Us Our Programs Grants Arts in Schools Arts in Communities Art at the Capitol Art Networks
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